Bryotropha plantariella

Bryotropha plantariella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Bryotropha
Species:	B. plantariella
Binomial name
	Bryotropha plantariella; (Tengström, 1848)
Synonyms
	Gelechia plantariellaTengström, 1848 ; Gelechia cinerosellaTengström, 1848 ; Gelechia serrulatellaTengström, 1848 ; Bryotropha brevipalpellaRebel, 1893 ;

Last updated September 06, 2025

Bryotropha plantariella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Norway, Sweden, Finland, north-eastern Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Belarus, Russia (including Siberia) and North America. Records from Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia need confirmation.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm for males and 11–12 mm for females.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

The larvae possibly feed on Sphagnum species.

References

↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie148: 77-207. Abstract and full article:

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Karsholt, Ole & Twan Rutten, 2005, the genus Bryotropha Heinemann in the western palaearctic (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), Tijdschrift voor Entomologie148: 77-207. Abstract and full article:

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